CZECH REPUBLIC VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,968	1	31,621	- 18,653
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,143	6	3,993	+ 2,151
Lung Disease	3	4,662	4	4,175	+ 487
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	3,421	7	3,958	- 537
Kidney Disease	5	3,381	14	1,716	+ 1,666
Stroke	6	3,355	2	8,000	- 4,645
Asthma	7	3,190	41	187	+ 3,003
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,523	5	4,114	- 1,591
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,071	29	636	+ 1,435
Suicide	10	1,468	16	1,302	+ 166
Oral Cancer	11	1,426	21	951	+ 475
Lung Cancers	12	875	3	5,442	- 4,567
Oesophagus Cancer	13	761	28	644	+ 117
Other Injuries	14	754	10	2,369	- 1,615
Breast Cancer	15	682	13	1,960	- 1,278
Stomach Cancer	16	651	18	1,090	- 439
Liver Disease	17	642	12	2,180	- 1,538
Leukemia	18	569	19	1,088	- 519
Liver Cancer	19	538	22	927	- 389
Hypertension	20	520	9	2,506	- 1,985
Lymphomas	21	506	17	1,210	- 704
Congenital Anomalies	22	488	42	185	+ 303
Falls	23	475	24	733	- 257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	449	8	3,917	- 3,468
Tuberculosis	25	379	54	23	+ 356
Cervical Cancer	26	376	35	346	+ 30
Drownings	27	360	43	152	+ 208
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	298	38	255	+ 43
Low Birth Weight	29	264	46	94	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	30	250	15	1,600	- 1,350
Violence	31	246	48	66	+ 180
Endocrine Disorders	32	228	23	790	- 562
Anemia	33	220	55	23	+ 197
Bladder Cancer	34	213	20	1,061	- 848
Inflammatory/Heart	35	209	25	704	- 495
Skin Disease	36	144	40	203	- 59
Ovary Cancer	37	139	30	619	- 480
War	38	138	65	1	+ 137
Epilepsy	39	133	39	246	- 113
Drug Use	40	127	44	148	- 21
Fires	41	118	49	54	+ 64
Uterin Cancer	42	107	34	430	- 323
Pancreas Cancer	43	105	11	2,312	- 2,206
Birth Trauma	44	95	52	27	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	45	83	31	505	- 423
Meningitis	46	72	53	25	+ 47
Dengue	47	65	79	0	+ 65
Maternal Conditions	48	47	61	4	+ 44
Poisonings	49	46	50	40	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	50	42	26	686	- 644
Alcohol	51	41	32	461	- 421
Skin Cancers	52	29	27	645	- 617
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	24	37	277	- 253
Malnutrition	54	21	36	299	- 277
HIV/AIDS	55	19	59	8	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	19	33	434	- 415
Tetanus	57	14	71	0	+ 14
Syphilis	58	7	60	4	+ 3
Pertussis	59	7	68	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	47	77	- 72
Encephalitis	61	5	64	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	62	3	63	2	+ 1
Leprosy	63	3	72	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	64	3	57	19	- 17
Schizophrenia	65	2	85	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	51	28	- 26
Osteoarthritis	67	2	86	0	+ 2
Oral conditions	68	2	62	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	45	117	- 116
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	1	56	22	- 21
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	58	18	- 18
Otitis Media	76	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Sri Lanka

Czech Republic

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.